Plexus Corp (PLXS) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: -0.37x

Plexus Corp (PLXS) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -0.37x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $-15.38 Million is below net income of $41.18 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore how well can Plexus Corp service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-0.37x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-15.38 Million
USD

Net Income

$41.18 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Plexus Corp Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Plexus Corp across 31 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Plexus Corp (PLXS) cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Plexus Corp (1991–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Plexus Corp.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.44x $249.23 Million $172.88 Million ▼ -63.1%
2024 3.90x $436.50 Million $111.81 Million ▲ +227.5%
2023 1.19x $165.82 Million $139.09 Million ▲ +728.1%
2022 -0.19x $-26.24 Million $138.24 Million ▼ -118.5%
2021 1.03x $142.58 Million $138.91 Million ▼ -42.7%
2020 1.79x $210.37 Million $117.48 Million ▲ +68.7%
2019 1.06x $115.30 Million $108.62 Million ▼ -79.3%
2018 5.13x $66.83 Million $13.04 Million ▲ +234.4%
2017 1.53x $171.73 Million $112.06 Million ▼ -8.3%
2016 1.67x $127.74 Million $76.43 Million ▲ +105.9%
2015 0.81x $76.57 Million $94.33 Million ▼ -19.9%
2014 1.01x $88.43 Million $87.21 Million ▼ -59.8%
2013 2.52x $207.65 Million $82.26 Million ▼ -0.5%
2012 2.54x $157.50 Million $62.09 Million ▲ +40.0%
2011 1.81x $161.68 Million $89.26 Million ▲ +8166.3%
2010 0.02x $1.96 Million $89.53 Million ▼ -99.4%
2009 3.68x $170.30 Million $46.33 Million ▲ +381.9%
2008 0.76x $64.18 Million $84.14 Million ▲ +30.2%
2007 0.59x $38.51 Million $65.72 Million ▼ -29.4%
2006 0.83x $83.08 Million $100.03 Million ▼ -66.3%
2001 2.47x $96.56 Million $39.15 Million ▲ +292.9%
2000 -1.28x $-51.39 Million $40.20 Million ▼ -271.3%
1999 0.75x $15.16 Million $20.31 Million ▼ -51.7%
1998 1.55x $29.75 Million $19.23 Million ▲ +24.6%
1997 1.24x $20.36 Million $16.40 Million ▼ -68.5%
1996 3.94x $29.24 Million $7.43 Million ▲ +490.3%
1995 0.67x $4.20 Million $6.30 Million ▲ +118.5%
1994 -3.61x $-11.20 Million $3.10 Million ▲ +1.1%
1993 -3.65x $-9.50 Million $2.60 Million ▼ -910.2%
1992 0.45x $2.30 Million $5.10 Million ▲ +247.6%
1991 -0.31x $-1.10 Million $3.60 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.